Farming and reading family

Yan Congfang had spent a lot of effort to save Ji Wuyang, just because he didn't want the Ji family to be cut off. He didn't expect Ji Wuyang to appear here.

"I had nowhere to go at that time, so I chose a place near your house." Ji Wuyang smiled.

Gao E looked at them and asked, "Did you save Ji Wuyang?"

Yan Congfang nodded.

"Then you have saved your mother and brother. It was he who saved your mother and brother." Gao Eming said.

It turns out that he is more familiar with her than her.

The two men saluted with fists clasped.

"Take him to see those two people." Gao E gestured.

Ji Wuyang took Yan Congfang away.

Gao E no longer thought about this matter. It was up to Yan Congfang to decide how to deal with it in the end.

When she woke up the next morning, Yan Congfang had already left, and Ji Wuyang was sitting alone in the yard.

"Did he take those two people away?" Gao E thought it was a waste of food to keep two people like that.

"killed."

"Killed?" Gao E was speechless. She had raised him for such a long time, and he was killed just like that?

"Yeah." Ji Wuyang nodded.

"He doesn't want to avenge his father?" Gao E said that this way there would be no witnesses.

"He wants to destroy the Deng family. It doesn't matter whether there is this evidence or not." Ji Wuyang explained.

Gao E thought it was no wonder that she had to eradicate the problem completely, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

However, a family like the Deng family is like a parasitic behemoth, so it would be better to get rid of it.

After breakfast, Tao Meiyu came running over in a panic.

"I'm telling you, we can't go to Xiangzhou." Tao Meiyu pulled Gao E's wrist.

"What's wrong?" Gao E saw Tao Meiyu was startled.

"The bamboo is blooming." Tao Meiyun said solemnly, "This is a very bad omen."

"Who told you that bamboo blooming is a bad omen?" Gao E said angrily.

"The bamboo dies after it blooms, proving that this place is unsuitable for living."

Gao E nodded: "What you said makes some sense, but only a little bit."

"Then let's pack up quickly..." Tao Meiyu said solemnly.

"Let me explain in detail. Bamboo will indeed bloom and bear fruit when the environment is unsuitable, and then its seeds will regenerate and sprout in suitable places..."

"Then..." Tao Meiyu couldn't help but interrupt Gao E.

"But it depends on the species." Gao E didn't let Tao Meiyun interrupt. "Some bamboos only bloom once in their lifetime, while others bloom multiple times. And the bamboo rice is edible."

Tao Meiyun looked at Gao E suspiciously: "Really?"

"Really, let's go and see how much there is. Maybe bamboo rice can save our lives when we run out of food." Gao E said as she walked out.

"Do you really want to eat?" Tao Meiyu followed Gao E.

“It’s something you can encounter but you can’t ask for it.”

"Then wait for me." Tao Meiyu was no longer afraid.

Almost all the bamboo forests in Baotou Village belong to Tao Meiyun, and now that the bamboos are blooming and growing, the bamboo rice is naturally hers too.

Gao E has been too busy recently to come and see it, and there are indeed a lot of flowers in bloom.

However, after blooming and producing bamboo rice, these bamboos will probably die.

The two of them wandered around in the bamboo forest for quite a while, and Gao E told Tao Meiyu about how they used to dig bamboo shoots and eat bamboo worms.

Although there was no locust plague in He County, the drought lasted for a long time and the number of locusts in the fields had increased significantly.

Gao E asked Chen Jie to exchange food for locusts. One pound of locusts could be exchanged for one honeycomb coal.

"Why did my second sister-in-law exchange so many locusts?" Chen Jie was puzzled.

"As long as this thing is valuable, we can catch everyone." Gao E said directly.

Chen Jie was stunned for a moment: "Second sister-in-law wants to eliminate the locusts?"

"We can feed chickens, ducks, and geese when we catch them." Gao E didn't plan to waste them. "Some locusts are edible."

Chen Jie knew this, but he rarely ate those things after growing up.

"Okay." Chen Jie nodded.

Gao E was indeed trying to eliminate the locusts.

If we allow locusts to wreak havoc like this, and it becomes a real disaster, it will be too late to prevent and control it.

Since it’s so dry now and people have nothing to do, they all go to the fields to catch locusts.

Now that Qinzhou City has been burned, a lot of honeycomb coal has been squeezed out. Let's take advantage of this time to consume it.

This results in there being too many eggs at home to eat.

Peng Can can carry two large baskets a day.

"Sister, we can use grasshoppers to feed chickens from now on. We won't waste food and they will lay more eggs." Peng Can said excitedly.

Gao E felt that Peng Canguang was daydreaming.

But looking at so many eggs, is it really not possible to exchange eggs for locusts?

She just thought about it for a moment, and then turned all the chicken eggs into preserved eggs and the duck eggs into preserved eggs, so that they could be stored for a longer time.

"Can this thing be eaten?" Tao Meiyu pressed it and found it was quite elastic.

"Come, try it." Gao E ordered a portion of cold dish.

Tao Meiyun took a cautious bite and her eyes lit up: "This one is mine, you make another one."

Gao E knew Tao Meiyun's character and immediately prepared two copies: "Have you ever thought about going back to Dan City to take a look?"

"What are you looking at?" Tao Meiyun said nonchalantly, "During the past few years I've been in Xiangzhou, my mother-in-law has given me concubines several times for He Tangchun's benefit. No matter what He Tangchun says, she acts as if she doesn't hear anything."

When she said this, Tao Meiyu couldn't help but smile.

"If you have anything funny, tell me and make me laugh." Gao E looked at Tao Meiyu's reaction.

"I feel that the women my mother-in-law sends home are getting uglier and uglier. Maybe she doesn't have the money to find a beautiful one." Tao Meiyu said happily.

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "This logic is valid. Now that there's a civil uprising, is Dan City safe?"

"How can it be alright? Slavery is rampant in Dancheng." Tao Meiyun sneered. "They say that if you throw a brick in the capital, you'll hit several dignitaries. But if you throw a brick in Dancheng, all you'll hit are slaves."

"Why?" Gao E didn't know there was such a saying.

"Because the rich all sit in sedan chairs, some even use their backs as cushions for fear of getting their shoes wet," Tao Meiyu sighed.

Gao E hadn't expected the southern clans to be so extravagant: "Have you ever been there?"

"No, walking on someone's back is not as stable as walking on the ground. If your shoes are dirty, just ask the servants to wash them." Tao Meiyu never liked that kind of behavior.

I feel that it is not for comfort, but purely to show that you are superior and to tease others.

Gao E felt that this was Tao Meiyu's personality.

"But the Tao family and the He family are fine. Those people are good at fooling the people." Tao Meiyu sneered.

Despite the drought, locusts did not wreak havoc in He County.

And because most people have something to do, the remaining small number of lazy people can't make any waves.

Cao Geng was a man who got things done. Now that he had gained the upper hand in He County, some gentry and landlords who were unwilling to cooperate had no choice but to do so.

At this time, the situation in the capital changed again because of Xu Boyan's return.

Prince Qing, who originally wanted to let Xu Boyan know the pros and cons, treated him as a guest of honor.

Xu Boyan is now so honest that he is unrecognizable. He even gathered the Crown Prince, Prince Huai and Prince Qing together for dinner, saying that he is only serving the court and devoting himself to it.

After the emperor knew about this, he looked upon Xu Boyan with even greater favor. In addition to promoting him, he also appointed him as a palace attendant.